Edward Fox
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Edward Charles Morice Fox (born 13 April 1937) is an English stage, film and television actor. He is the older brother of actor James Fox. He played the part of the professional assassin who is hired to assassinate the French president Charles de Gaulle in the film The Day of the Jackal (1973). He is also known for his roles in Battle of Britain (1969), The Go-Between (1971), for which he won a BAFTA award, and The Bounty (1984). He also collaborated with director Richard Attenborough, appearing in his films Oh! What a Lovely War (1969), A Bridge Too Far (1977), and Gandhi (1982). He portrayed Edward VIII in the British television drama series Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978) and appeared in the historical series Taboo (2017). In addition to film and television work, he has also garnered acclaim as a stage actor. In 2003, Fox was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for his services to Drama.
Known for
Credits
Johnny English Strikes Again (2018)
as Agent Nine
Never Say Never Again (1983)
as M
Lost in Space (1998)
as Businessman
A Bridge Too Far (1977)
as Lt. Gen. Brian G. Horrocks
The Day of the Jackal (1973)
as The Jackal
Gandhi (1982)
as General Dyer
Lassie (2005)
as Hulton
The Bounty (1984)
as Captain Greetham
The Mirror Crack'd (1980)
as Inspector Craddock
Battle of Britain (1969)
as Pilot Officer Archie
Force 10 from Navarone (1978)
as Miller
The Duellists (1977)
as Colonel Perteley
Skullduggery (1970)
as Bruce Spofford
The Maitlands (1993)
as Major Luddington
The Importance of Being Earnest (2002)
as Lane
The Dresser (2015)
as Thornton
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
as Sir Mulberry Hawk
A Hazard of Hearts (1987)
as Lord Harry Wrotham
Bermondsey (1972)
as Pip
The Big Sleep (1978)
as Joe Brody
The Cat and the Canary (1978)
as Hendricks
Robin Hood (1991)
as Prince John
An Ideal Husband (2018)
as Earl of Caversham
The Go-Between (1971)
as Hugh Trimingham
Prince Valiant (1997)
as King Arthur
Wild Geese II (1985)
as Alex Faulkner
Soldier of Orange (1977)
as Colonel Rafelli
Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
as Aide to Field-Marshal Haig
The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962)
as Extra (uncredited)
Stage Beauty (2004)
as Sir Edward Hyde
The Man from London (2008)
as Inspector Morrison (voice)
All the Queen's Men (2001)
as Aitken
A Month by the Lake (1995)
as Major Wilshaw
The Dresser (1983)
as Oxenby
A Doll's House (1973)
as Nils Krogstad
The Strauss Dynasty (1991)
as Metternich
A Midsummer Night's Dream (1971)
as Lysander
Return from the River Kwai (1989)
as Major Benford
Galileo (1975)
as Cardinal Inquisitor
The Naked Runner (1967)
as Ritchie Jackson
National Theatre Live: The Audience (2013)
as Winston Churchill
Richard Attenborough: A Life in Film (2014)
as Self
Wilfred (2000)
as (voice)
They Never Slept (1991)
as Monk Scott
Life at the Top (1965)
as Office Supervisor (uncredited)
The Mind Benders (1963)
as Stewart (uncredited)
The Shooting Party (1985)
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip
The Crucifer of Blood (1991)
as Alistair Ross
I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967)
as Walter
This Sporting Life (1963)
as Restaurant Barman (uncredited)
Sea-Change (1976)
as Andrew
The Jokers (1967)
as Lt. Sprague
A Feast at Midnight (1994)
as Father
James Mason: The Star They Loved to Hate (1984)
as Lord Gilbert Hartlip (archive footage) (uncredited)
The Republic of Love (2004)
as Richard
The Squeeze (1977)
as Foreman
Quartermaine's Terms (1987)
as St John Quartermaine
Katherine of Alexandria (2014)
as Emperor Constantius
The Breaking of Bumbo (1970)
as Horwood
The Old, Old, Very Old Man (2007)
as All
The Tale of Little Pig Robinson (1990)
as Captain Barnabas/Butcher
The Frozen Dead (1966)
as Norburg's Brother (Prisoner #3)
Medieval England: The Peasants' Revolt (1969)
as Sir John Newton
The Harmfulness of Tobacco (1991)
Actor
Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978)
as King Edward VIII
Dr. Watson and the Darkwater Hall Mystery (1974)
as Dr. Watson
Shotgun (1966)
as David
Forbidden Territory: Stanley's Search for Livingstone (1997)
as Markham
Circles Of Deceit (1990)
as Philip
Shooting the Chandelier (1977)
as Nikolai
Loyalties (1976)
as Captain Dancy, DSO